Lived here for two years while I finished my degree, and it was the best leasing experience I have…read morehad in my decade of renting. I used to work for a larger student housing company on campus, and the level of care, respect, and attentiveness given to tenants at Electrum is night and day compared to the other options on/around campus. The very few issues I did encounter over the two years I lived in my unit were always instantly addressed. I typically heard back from any emails I'd send in a matter of hours, and would come home from work the next day to find the problem completely resolved. They were very careful and accommodating to me as a pet owner as well, making sure my cat did not escape outside whenever work was done. You receive very clear and concise policies in the lease, and the move-out guide was equally as easy to follow. Unlike larger companies, I was not nickel and dimed on the security deposit and actually received all of it back. I highly recommend leasing with Electrum Group! Fairly priced rent, easy renewal process, good maintenance, and excellent communication.

I *highly* recommend 212 S 1st St, Unit B (apt above the Yoga Studio). The apartment is a an…read moreawesome find (nice bathrooms, newer appliances, homey feel, right next to a bus stop) and Weiss / Electrum Group is the best landlord I've ever had. He was always very responsive, fixed any issues we had quickly, and gave us an amazing rate on the apartment. He also gave us our full security deposit back! It's great for students at University of Illinois (all of my classes were a 10 minute bus ride away). You can also experience downtown Champaign which is about a 5 minute walk away. Lease from Electrum Group if you get the chance!

The Legends Apartments is a great place to live. The leasing office (Talore) was super helpful in…read morehelping me find a top-floor unit in another building. She patiently answered my many questions. The transfer to another unit couldn't have gone smoother. Thanks, Talore. Kudos!

Love it here. Maintenance is always responsive and helps out asap at every issue we've had…read more Management has worked with us a lot over the past year.

I rented from Todd for the 7 years I lived in Champaign at two different TLT properties, and I can…read morehonestly say that my experience in Champaign would not have been as good as it was had I gone with a different landlord/rental company. I signed my lease blind from out of state the very first year and Todd was incredibly accommodating and understanding of the situation, and went out of his way to send me extra pictures of the apartment both inside and out so I knew what I was getting when I signed (this was before video tours were a common thing). When I moved out of that apartment to a bigger one with TLT, Todd happily showed me every unit I had even a little interest in so I could make whatever choice was best and went over the honest pros and cons of each as we went through them. From a renter perspective, TLT is fantastic. Maintenance requests were always taken care of within a few days, and the few times where a very serious issue happened (i.e., pipes bursting) maintenance was there on the same-day to make sure no damage was done to anything inside the apartment. Huge shout out to Jim and Andy for always taking care of things. Any time there was any situation with extenuating circumstances for either me or my roommates over the years Todd was always very understanding and flexible and always genuinely tried to work to help make things work seamlessly. We always had plenty of heads up when our apartment was going to be shown, and there was constant communication in all of the move out / move in processes. I really can't say enough good things about Todd / TLT and the experience I had renting from him. If you have the option to rent from TLT over any other group, do it, you won't regret it.

I had a great price on a huge one bedroom apartment for 3 years. When I needed to end my lease…read moreearly, Todd found a tenant to take the apartment over and gave me my deposit back without an issue. You get what you pay for in my opinion- it was definitely an older unit with some quirks. The laundry situation was not ideal. To be fair though, I was probably only paying for 60-70% of what it would have gone for if it was immaculately maintained. Maintenance seemed pretty busy, I had to ask several times to get things done sometimes, but for big problems (raccoon in the crawlspaces, no hot water, heat went out) they were on it within 24 hours. If you're willing to compromise on these points for a great price, TLT is a good option.

This is the second time we've had an emergency and there is no emergency number. Just a voice mailread more

Great place to live and have had no problems with our apartment. The pool is nice and there is a…read morenice gym area also.

My daughter recently moved into The Place at 117 and we could not be happier! Everyone is super…read morehelpful and provides great customer service! My daughter loves to hang out with her friends at her apartment and study together. As a parent, I wouldn't want her living anywhere else!

Great living community. Good staff and people that work here. Good value for what you're getting.read more

Do not rent from 305 E Daniel or the University Group. In addition to the constant bugs that…read moremanagement was unable to keep at bay, the move-out fees were almost $2,000 in fraudulent charges. The only way to contact them about these fraudulent charges is to send an email to which they never respond.

Another fantastic campus location from Next Chapter properties. On the smaller end of properties…read morethis location offers more of a private experience. That being said it still has a ton of features! Each apartment comes with a wet bar, in-unit secure internet, cable, secure key fob access, 9' ceiling, fully furnished, flat top stove, and larger than average balconies. A great location, great features, and a dedicated team to back you up along the way. 305 Daniels is just one of Next Chapter's wonderful selection of properties.

My understanding is that Colony Property Management (CPM) is a management company, meaning they…read moredon't actually own the properties they rent. I don't know if that's true for all their rentals, but it was true of the place I rented. As such, some decisions fall under CPM, and some fall under the owners. I don't know how that balance falls with their different units, but it's some balance. As such, it seems a bit hard to really know if my experience with Windsor duplexes will be comparable to other CPM places with different owners, so keep that in mind. My experience working with CPM was that they were very friendly, and fairly quick to respond to issues. I don't think I ever waited more than 36 hours after putting a maintenance request in -- typically they respond next day, but I've put in requests very late at night, so it doesn't seem fair to expect them at 8am the next day. My windows were a bit crappy, and they didn't want to replace them, although based on neighbor's experience, I think they would've replaced them had I been more insistent. They lost one of my checks once early on, and when I called them about it, they were able to find it right away and removed the late fees, so I've no complaints there. Their office is kind of hit/miss with staffing; by that I mean it is common for all the staff to be out of the office during the day. It's a bit inconvenient, but I was always able to get business done via voicemail quite easily. It was a bit frustrating when I was trying to move in at first, but after getting in it was fine. Their on-staff maintenance guy Jake left semi-recently. Jake was very capable but I can't speak to their new staff. I did not move out -- they transferred my rental to another company (a notoriously bad one, fml), so I cannot speak to how they are with deposits, which admittedly is a major point when reviewing a rental place. They don't communicate the best -- it's not uncommon for them to send out emails that start with "effective a week ago, this change happened." Typically it's staff, so it never really inconvenienced me, but it could be a problem if it's something significant. Also, like most rental companies, they don't know their lease, and don't enforce half the stuff in it. That always makes me nervous as it gives them the power to selectively start enforcing something if they get mad at someone, but it's really not unique to them. It really bothers me but... everyone does it. Overall, I would say it's been a very positive experience for me. I was very disappointed my unit moved to a different company, so I'm saving for a move when my lease is up, depending on how these next months go.

I called several times to schedule an apartment showing and never got any response from any staff…read morevia phone or email. I also visited the office during office hours and no one was present in the office. Eventually I was able to schedule a showing by going to the office another time, and the office staff was rude when scheduling. The woman at the desk did not make any effort to introduce herself or let alone make eye contact with us when inquiring about properties. We were never able to actually SEE a unit, as the staff was late to the first showing, forcing them to reschedule, and then no staff appeared for the rescheduled appointment with ZERO communication. Don't waste your time.

Stone Ridge Square is a great place to live!! The management team is the best i have worked with…read moresince moving to Champaign-Urbana! They are very responsive and clearly care about their community. Any issues within the apartment are promptly fixed within 24 hrs or if there is a longer wait time you will know right away. The community here is also very welcoming. I have lived here for two years and never had a noise issue or unpleasant experience. I feel very safe where I live too. The grounds are well kept and the 24 hr gym is always clean and has a good variety of equipment. Hands down the best place i have lived in Champaign-Urbana.

Without a doubt the best management and maintenance staff I've ever had at an apartment! (Bethany,…read morethe leasing specialist is a true queen ). Any time I've had a maintenance issue, it was solved within hours, and the staff is always so friendly and helpful. The grounds are always clean and well groomed, and the pool is a great place to relax in the warmer months. I love that there's a gym available 24/7 so whenever my busy schedule allows me some free time to work out, I can pop in for some exercise. I've seen other complexes in the U-C area, and I can say that absolutely nothing beats the location, price, and hospitality at Stone Ridge.

The worst! Called my 80 year old mother and lied to her…read moremultiple times I was sexually harassed by my neighbor they did nothing!!!! Then charged me a thousand dollars over my deposit for "cleaning fees" when me and my friends and family had cleaned. Some fees were 150 dollars to reclean an oven and 125 dollars to reclean a frig. DO NOT RENT FROM THESE CONARTIST!!! They are lawyers so you can't even sue or fight them for anything ridiculous that they do. I am emotionally scared and hit financially from these greedy pigs!!!

I'll start by saying that renting in Champaign-Urbana is difficult. I've rented in several places…read moreall over town, and this place is full of predatory landlords and slumlords taking advantage of students and working class folks. You can do A LOT worse than Royse Brinkmeyer (and I have). That said, you can also do a lot better. From the start, my experience renting with Royse and Brinkmeyer was riddled with incompetency, clerical errors, and frankly some insulting assumptions on their part. For those who don't want to read the forthcoming novel, here's the short list: -R&B made several clerical errors/mistakes during my lease signing process, which prevented me from accessing my tenant portal and paying my first month's rent and security deposit (a mistake which they initially blamed me for). -R&B threatened to fine me for not complying with things that were NOT in my lease such as renter's insurance and providing my dog's DNA samples (this happened at least twice). -R&B maintenance, while quick to respond, did not provide me any notice that they were coming when I filed a request. -R&B management is extremely inconsiderate and callous when it comes to respecting tenant's privacy when showing a unit for future renters. -Excessive move-out fines/taking tenants security deposits. There are some good, kind people who work for R&B. My issues are with the company's policies and procedures. There's something particularly grating about a company like R&B, who are basically high-end slumlords who have a lot of window dressing and flowery language to make you think that they are courteous and professional towards their tenants. When it comes down to their bottom line, R&B won't hesitate to remind you that you are ultimately no more than a landless peasant, always subservient to a feudal lord. Receipts: First, I signed a lease with them early in 2024 to begin in Fall 2024-2025. They sent me a lease with the wrong dates,--it said 2025-2026. This meant that my tenant portal didn't properly activate for me to pay my deposit, rent, etc. They kept telling me to pay my deposit to finalize my lease, but the portal wouldn't allow me to. The person I corresponded with was rather rude and seemed to imply that my technological ineptitude was the problem, rather than a simple clerical error on their part. I also apparently signed my lease just before R&B overhauled the language in their lease agreements. So, having signed before this, I was NOT subject to some of the new stipulations in their leases, which included mandatory renter's insurance and providing the DNA of your dogs if you're a pet owner (I have two dogs). They do this to identify tenants who don't pick up their pet waste and fine them. I always have baggies for my dog's poop and pick up after them. I didn't even allow them to poop in my complex's courtyard area, so I wasn't worried about being affected by this anyways. Despite not being subject to these clauses in the lease, I received emails and phone calls demanding that I comply, and they threatened to fine me if I did not do so. I then had to explain back to them their own lease agreement so they would stop pestering me. They still requested that I provide my dog's DNA samples as a courtesy to them, but I politely declined. I've frankly seen too many landlords exploit or discriminate against tenants based on their dog's breed, and some of the dog DNA tests aren't very accurate. So they seemed annoyed by that but left me alone for awhile. Fast forward a couple months and I start getting calls again from Tari Christians in R&B management, saying that she received "multiple complaints" from my neighbors about the dog poop in the courtyard (turns out it was another one of my neighbors with two dogs who wasn't picking up after them). I politely said that she was mistaken, and that I am a very conscientious and polite neighbor when it comes to picking up after my pets. She did not believe me, and spoke to me in the most condescending and patronizing manner--again threatening to fine me if I did not provide my dog's DNA samples to PROVE that I wasn't the culprit. I was absolutely infuriated by this, but I agreed to do this as a courtesy to finally put the matter to rest. Tari said she would drop off the DNA kits the next day. She never did that. I got harassed, accused of being a liar, and threatened with excessive fines, and basically coerced into complying with something that was NOT in my lease agreement. And then they didn't even follow through on giving me the DNA kits. I eventually had to go speak to my neighbor who wasn't picking up his dog's waste directly. I didn't want him to be subject to the same type of harassment, so I just asked him to be more mindful about picking up his dog's poop. He apologized and rectified the issue. After all that I decided I was definitely not going to be resigning with R&B. So they began showing my apartment. In Champaign, renters have considerably less rights

Living at the Village has been a good experience so far. The maintenance staff has been quick to…read moreaddress any issues, the unit was in good condition when I moved in, and the location close to campus has been very convenient. Overall, I've had a positive experience for my first few months here.

The village is run by the laziest people I have ever met. The pool was closed all summer and they…read morehad no interest in even trying to open it up. Packages are stolen all the time. People are allowed to do whatever they want whether its do donuts in the parking lot, steal packages, scream at neighbors, for even fight until someone is left bleeding on the cement. Overall such a terrible enviornment.